Section 1 Tehran XIII
The banquet began in a relaxed atmosphere, there were no reporters, except for the Western delegation, the staff of the British, American and Soviet embassies were counselors and above, Bai Sitong carried a plate and chatted with Chen Cheng and Marshall and the British Chief of Staff Brooke, he mainly acted as an interpreter for Chen Cheng. \.qβV. Com
At the beginning, Marshall Brooke's topic was to fight against Germany, Germany has always been the most important opponent of the allies, although the allies have great confidence in defeating Germany, but Germany is not the "Japan", the "Japan" is now full of holes, barely supporting, but Germany still has a very strong strength, although Hitler has failed continuously, but the German army's combat effectiveness is still extremely strong, and Germany's production capacity far exceeds that of Japan, and the war recovery ability is also stronger than that of Japan.
Chen Cheng never spoke, but listened to them talk about the European battlefield, Brooke was still a little hesitant about landing in France, but Marshall was firmly supportive.
"The advantages of landing in France are many, Brooke, there are too many disadvantages of the Balkan plan, and besides, once the Soviets defeat the Germans again, the Soviets will be at the mouth of Europe, and then it will be too late for us to land in France." Marshall's words are already very clear.
If the Soviet army enters Poland, and then the allies are preparing to land in France, I am afraid that Soviet Russia will not take Berlin directly, but will first take Belgium and the Netherlands, and take the whole of western Germany and Austria, and then seize Berlin.
Although Brooke was not convinced, the boss had reached an agreement, and there was no point in complaining, which would only add to the annoyance. Brooke then turned the conversation to the Asian theater.
"General Chen" Brooke's attitude is still very friendly: "Your ** team has won several victories in a row" But according to the report I received, two months ago, the Japanese army in North China was very empty, "and your country has as many as 500,000 troops, but your country has stopped attacking, why is this?" ”
Chen Cheng smiled slightly: "Yes, this is indeed the case. In the Battle of Shandong, our army wiped out more than 100,000 Japanese troops, but the consumption of our army was also very serious, and the main thing was "logistics." Logistics can not keep up, after the battle of northern Hubei, the battle of Henan, the battle of Shandong, our army recovered a large number of land, the war caused a huge disaster, the war refugees up to millions, most of our country's reserves of materials are used to relieve refugees, the front-line troops only every day
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Chen Cheng looked left and right, and picked up the French-style xiǎo bread on the plate: "There are six such xiǎo breads, so although our army wants to attack, it is really powerless to attack."
Now our army is assembling in North China, and our army will fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army in North China, destroy the main force of the invading Japanese army in World War I, and completely solve the North China problem. ”
Speaking of this, he began to complain: "The Soviet army and the Japanese army coexisted almost peacefully, and it was only after our army's victory in the Battle of Shandong that the Japanese army almost emptied the forces of Mongolia and the Far East" to launch such a limited attack in Mongolia. If the Soviets can further intensify their offensive and force the Japanese to no longer transfer troops from the Soviet-Russian battlefield, then we will destroy the Japanese army much faster. ”
In the face of Chen Cheng's accusation," Marshall smiled understandingly, but Brooke nodded approvingly, but before he could speak, a voice came from behind Chen Cheng.
"General Chen, your country has only one battlefield, but our country has two battlefields, relatively speaking, we must first destroy Germany, and then Japan."
Chen Cheng Bai Sitong turned his head to look, but it was Vasilevsky, the deputy chief of staff of the Red Army, Vasilevsky, like other Russians, was tall, but what made Chen Cheng have some good impression was that Vasilevsky's gaze was very gentle, not as sharp as the gallons and Stalin he had seen before.
"General Chen, I understand your complaints, but I also hope that you can understand us," Vasilevsky said: "Seventy percent of the strength of the German ** team is pressed against Russia, and in order to counterattack fascist Germany, we have to use all our strength. ”
Vasilevsky's words were so sincere that it was impossible to refute them, and Marshall also agreed: "I deeply understand the situation in your country, there are two battlefields in the east and the west, but China is more important to your country, they bear the main pressure of the Japanese army, and they support your country more. ”
"In this war, we are on one side and Germany and Japan are on the other, and we need to strengthen cooperation, but they can't cooperate at all." Brooke said lightly.
Vasilevsky's frankness won the favor of Marshall Brooke, and the fact that there was such a person among the always rigid GFO characters aroused the curiosity of the two. But Chen Cheng and Bai Sitong are different, they have seen a more gentle Gc. people, but that doesn't change how tough they are when they should be tough.
At this time, Bai Sitong saw Song Meiling waving at him, he looked at Chen Cheng, made a gesture to the other interpreter of the delegation, asked him to come over, and then whispered a few words in Chen Cheng's ear, apologizing to the three Marshalls.
The banquet was almost divided according to rank, Chen Chengzai's rank was the second rank, Chiang Kai-shek's was naturally the highest rank, Soong Meiling didn't know much about Russian, in Jiāo's conversation, she could only translate Stalin's words into English through Roosevelt and Churchill's translation, and then translate them into Chinese, which made her feel very uncomfortable, Bai Si and Jīng spoke English and Russian, so it was very suitable for him to act as a translator.
After Bai Sitong came over, he saw that Song Meiling's face was very bad, and Chiang Kai-shek's god was sinking. His mood suddenly became nervous, and at first, the conversation was relatively gentle, but soon after, Stalin began to perform, "He aimed at Chiang Kai-shek, and began to mock Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek himself was more wooden, and Soong Meiling eased up next to him, he didn't react at first, but then he gradually felt it."
Song Meiling pulled Bai Sitong aside and told him the current situation in a low voice, so that he could pay attention to it when translating, and if he could, he would ease down, and he didn't want to translate anything directly.
Only "In Russia, both generals and soldiers drink alcohol, wine is a friend of our Russians, Mr. Chairman, how can you drink water, in the eyes of Russians, wine is a friend of mankind, and those who cannot drink alcohol are not trustworthy." Stalin had a smile on his lips, but his gaze was as merciless as a blade.
Bai Sitong frowned, he didn't know how to translate, but Churchill laughed insolently. Chiang Kai-shek saw that Bai Sitong had not translated for a long time, and looked at him with a frown. Bai Sitong reluctantly translated the words.
Chiang Kai-shek smiled faintly and looked at Stalin gently: "There is an old saying in China, drinking alcohol is wrong, and alcohol consumes the will, so I call on our people to drink as little as possible, and it is better not to drink alcohol, so as to save a lot of food." ”
"Mr. Chairman, wine cannot break the will." Stalin had no intention of letting Chiang Kai-shek go, and this afternoon Chiang Kai-shek's question about Mongolia in the Far East made him very alert and angry, and in the conversation just now, Chiang Kai-shek's weakness was also grasped by him, that is, the lack of adaptation, or rather the lack of words, and now he was going to play him well.
"None of the people whose will has been broken by alcohol are strong-willed." Stalin beckoned the waiter next to him as he spoke, and took a glass of wine from his tray: "Mr. Chairman, I think you should drink, not water, you see, we are all drinking, do you think we are all weak-willed?" ”
This was difficult to answer, Chiang Kai-shek covered it up by drinking water, and then replied calmly: "Why, although I don't like to drink, I have no prejudice against people who drink." ”
Bai Sitong had already thought about it and immediately changed it: "Of course not, but fortunately you drink, otherwise, the war in the winter of Yo will end sooner." ”
Bai Sitong understood in today's meeting that even in this highest-level meeting, there is no need to talk about what kind of feelings, what kind of face to save for whom, and that foreign etiquette is only superficial in many cases, especially Stalin, when he is not happy, he wantonly mocks and satirizes others, so you don't have to worry about any face in the face of him.
The Winter War that Bestong was talking about was of course not referring to Germany, but to the Russian attack on Finland, in which the Soviet army's combat effectiveness declined rapidly due to Stalin's purge of the Soviet army, and although it was finally victorious, it lost face in the initial battle.
Stalin was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Chiang Kai-shek's counterattack to be so sharp, Song Meiling heard Bai Sitong's counterattack from Roosevelt's translation, she secretly applauded in her heart, rolled her eyes, and said to Stalin: "Mr. Stalin, I heard that Soviet Russian men often get drunk, and when they get drunk, they beat up NV people, is this contrary to the equality of male NV advocated by your party?" ”
Song Meiling and Bai Sitong's successive counterattacks slightly frustrated Stalin's momentum, but whether it was Song Meiling Bai Sitong or Roosevelt Churchill, they couldn't see that he was frustrated and depressed, and he was still so calm.
"Madam, the love of Russian men for NV people is not manifested on the outside, but needs to be savored by NV people." Stalin changed his words: "I have heard that the chairman of the committee has been married three times, and his wife is his fourth marriage, and our Russian men have always been loyal to their wives. ”
A smile appeared at the corner of Song Meiling's mouth, and she shook her head slightly: "Mr. Stalin doesn't seem to understand love." The number of marriages does not mean love, by the way, I heard that many people's marriages in your party are arranged by the party, is that true? ”
"It's a rumor." A hint of anger finally flashed on Stalin's face: "But there is such a situation, and the two comrades formed a bond at work and finally became husband and wife. ”
Roosevelt smiled at this time and said: "Mr. Stalin, I agree with Madame about love, the number of marriages has nothing to do with love, and many people only find out that it is suitable and unsuitable after marriage." ”
Churchill was adamantly opposed: "No, no, Mr. President, a gentleman cannot divorce casually." ”
Stalin actually did not have a good relationship with his wife, he and his wife had been separated for many years, and if it were not for his status, I am afraid that the two would have divorced a long time ago.
"Marriage and love are two different things in many cases", Stalin played with the wine glass in his hand, which was already empty: "Love is more of a fantasy of young men. ”
Bai Sitong was a little dumbfounded, this is the head of the four countries, during this international summit, he actually talked about love like a university student, and their views on love are so different.
It seems that only after reaching their level can they be free in everything and not twisted
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